Projects 'endanger archelogical site'<\/p>\n
BANDUNG: New luxury housing projects and golf courses are
\nthreatening to destroy archeological remains of the ancient
\nSundanese kingdom of Pajajaran in Rancamaya, Bogor, 60 kilometers
\neast of Jakarta, an archeological official said.<\/p>\n
New housing complexes in the Rancamaya area are sitting on
\nland which, according to historical records, was once the site of
\nbuildings of the Pajajaran kingdom, Hidayat Suryalaga, head of
\nPasundan University's cultural center, was quoted by Antara as
\nsaying Monday.<\/p>\n
Edi S. Ekajati, dean of Padjadjaran University's School of
\nLetters, said a 16th century manuscript, Cerita Parahyangan,
\ndescribed Rancamaya as part of the Pajajaran kingdom.<\/p>\n
Bogor Mayor Eddy Gunardi, however, denied that any
\narcheological sites were buried under the 257-hectare tract of
\nland developed into housing complexes.<\/p>\n
Gunardi said a statement from the National Center for
\nArcheological Research had certified that the Rancamaya area did
\nnot contain any objects of historical significance.<\/p>",
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